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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Charles Scott Nelson, Fenton, MI (US);
Robert G. Minard, Bridgeport, MI (US);
Paul Hugo Ruterbusch, Flushing, MI (US);
Kathryn Mary Mccauley, Durand, MI (US);
Kaius Kiiren Polikarpus, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Charles Scott Nelson, Fenton, MI (US);
Robert G. Minard, Bridgeport, MI (US);
Paul Hugo Ruterbusch, Flushing, MI (US);
Kathryn Mary McCauley, Durand, MI (US);
Kaius Kiiren Polikarpus, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical connection is made by connecting a metal element to a second element to which the electrical connection is desired to be made by means of a conductive material disposed onto one or both of the metal element and the second element so as to contact and disperse about or through the metal element thereby providing both an electrical and a mechanical connection. The metal element may be a strip or pad with openings or knurls formed such as by stamping, a wire that is flattened and knurled, or a mesh material such as a wire mesh. In a preferred embodiment, the conductive material is a metal capable of withstanding harsh, high temperature environments, such as a noble metal. In another preferred embodiment, the second element is a ceramic element, preferably with a noble metal conductive pad thereon, to which the metal element is attached.